Beverage-pitcher



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O. W. VAN DENBURGH. BEVERAGE PITGHER.

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0. W. VAN DENBURGH', BEVERAGE PITCHER.

No. 451,584. Patented May 5, 1891.

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ORVILLE \V. VAN DENBURGH, OF SOI'IUYLERVILLE, NEIV YORK.

BEVERAGE-PITCHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,584, dated May 5,1891.

Application filed November 13, 1890. Serial No. 371,322. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ORVILLE W. VAN DEN- BURGH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Schuylerville, in the State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Beverage-Pitchers, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawin "s.

Figure 1 represents a vertical sectional view of my improvedbeer-pitcher; Fig. 2, a detail view of the removable division-platecarrying a gate-valve; Fig. 3, a vertical section taken on a line atright angles to the one on which Fig. 1 is taken; Fig. 4, a horizontalsection taken on the line :1; 00, Fig. 1; and Fig. 5, a detailsectionalview on the line 00' 00, Fig. 1, slightly enlarged.

The essential object of the invention is to provide a pitcher or othervessel with simple means, whereby the liquids, (such as beer, ale, &c.,)poured therein will be readily separated from their impurities and havetheir foam and froth condensed in such a manner that the liquids may beobtained from the spout in a clear purified condition free of all frothand foam, as will be more fully hereinafter described.

WVhile I shall particularly describe my invention as being adapted foruse in connection with beer and ale, I do not Wish it understood that itis confined to these beverages, inasmuch as it may be employed withadvantage in connection with other beverages, such as tea, cofiee, the.

In the drawings annexed, a designates a metallic or other vesselprovided with a suitable handle and cover, and having formed on itsoutside a vertical spout b, which extends the full length of the vesseland communicates therewith. Between this spout and the interior of thevessel is arranged a vertical partition or division-plate c, which worksin vertical ways or groovcsb b',whereby it may be readily removed, whendesired, for cleaning or other purposes. This partition is provided withtwo openings 0 a" near its lower end, one opening being arranged abovethe other. A sliding gate or valve (1 is secured on the front side ofthis partition and is arranged to work in vertical ways cl, carried bythe partition. This gate is adapted to close one or the otherof theopenings 0 c" in the partition, as the exigencies of the case mayrequire, and it is shifted by means of a vertical rod d, which passes upthrough an eye (1, secured to the partition, and through an opening in aplate 0 secured on top of the partition, the upper end of the rod beingpro vided with an operating-knob. A stop (1 is formed on the rod toprevent it being raised carried by the partition, and serves as a coverfor the spout.

The cover has secured to it a depending cylindrical vessel a", whichextends down about on a level with the upper edge of the upper opening ain the partition, and which is provided with a hinged bottom of wiregauze or other reticulated material a. This bottom serves as a strainer,and it is hinged to the part c" by a hinge a, and is held ina closedposition by means of a spring-catch a". The upper part of the vessel afits the vessel to closely, and its lower part tapers slightly, asshown, so that this vessel a", together with the cover to which it isattached, may be readily lifted out of the outer vessel entirely, or itmay be simply raised a short distance to increase the capacity of thepitcher or pot, as may be desired.

In the bottom of the vessel is placed a false bottom 6-, which extendsabove or on a level with the lower opening 0 in the partition, and whichis provided with a handle 6 for convenience in removing, the. In casethis bottom is not sufficiently tight to hold itself in place in thebottom of the pitcher, a re movable spring-wedge so may be insertedbetween it and the interior of the pitcher for the purpose of preventingit from becoming displaced. In an opening in the top of the false bottomis inserted a strainer of suitable reticulated or wire-gauze material,and immediately below this strainer a circular chamber c is formed by acircular partition-wall 6 secured within the false bottom and arrangedeccentrically to its center, as shown in Fig. 4c. Secured within anopening formed in the wall (2 adjacent to the spout is a strainerf,jmade of reticulated or gauze material. This strainer f leads intoanother chainberf', formed by the inner wall e and the outer wall of thefalse bottom. This latter too high. A plate 0 is hinged to the plate 0,

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chamberf is divided off and separated from its rear or narrower part f 1by means of partitions f f these partitions preventing the liquid fromentering the chamber f and constituting it a mere air-chamber. Thesepartitions may not be employed, if it is desired, as they are notessential to the operation of the apparatus; but I prefer to employthem, as otherwise the chamber f would be n11- necessarily large. I11 anopening formed in the outer wall of the false bottom adjacent to thelower opening a, leading into the spout, is secured another strainer f,through which the liquid must pass on its wayinto the spout.

The operation of the apparatus will be readily understood from theforegoing, and it is as follows: The beverage is poured into the pitcherthrough a valved opening a in the cover and it first strikes and passesthrough the strainer a, which serves to separate and condense most ofthe froth and foam. Now if the gate d be raised so as to cover the upperopening 0, as shown in Fig. 2, the liquid will pass down through thethree screens or strainers c", f, and f and through the lower opening ainto the spout. In thus passing through the several strainers all thefoam and froth is thoroughly condensed or caught, and nothing but thepure beverage permitted to enter the spout. v

The parts may be readily removed whenever necessary for the purpose ofcleaning and removing the scum and other impurities from the screens orstrainers.

The strainers may not only be removed for cleaning purposes, but thepartition 0 may also be removed whenever it is desired to clean thespout, which is a special advantage derived from my construction.

In case the beverage does not contain much gas, and it is therefore onlynecessary to pass it through the screen a', the gate d is pushed down,as shown in Fig. 1, so as to open the upper opening and close the lowerone, and thereby permit the liquid to pass into the spout through theupper opening without passing through the strainers in the false bottom.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. Thecombination of a vessel having formed on its outside a spout extendingits entire length, a removable partition working in ways between theinterior of the vessel and the spout, this partition being provided withtwo openings 0 0" near its lower end, a vertically-sliding gate workingin ways on the said removable partition and adapted to close either ofthe openings therein, and a removable false bottom in the vesselprovided with strainers, whereby the liquid may be directed through thestrainers or not, as may be dcsired, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a vessel provided with a spout extending its fulllength and communicating with its interior near its bottom by twoopenings 0 c, a sliding gate adapted to close either of the saidopenings, a false bottom in the vessel provided with strainers, and acover provided with a depending vessel closed by a hinged strainer, asand for the purposes herein set forth.

Intestimony whereoflai'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE XV. VAN DENBURGIL \Vitnesses:

GEORGE A. BEms, MICHAEL I Town.

